The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Sleep Quality, Anxiety and Stress Levels in Risky Pregnants
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study was planned as a randomized controlled quasi-experimental study to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on sleep quality, anxiety and stress levels in risky pregnant women. "Personal Information Form", "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI)" to measure the sleep quality of pregnant women, "Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale" to determine the anxiety levels of pregnants, "Pregnancy Stress Scale" to determine the perceived stress level of pregnants, which were created by the researchers in the direction of the literature in data collection. Evaluation Scale".The universe of the research, T.C. It will consist of pregnant women who are hospitalized with the diagnosis of risky pregnancy in the Ministry of Health Adana City Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinics. The sample size was determined as 15 patients to compare the means between the two groups. With an expected dropout rate of 10% and to ensure the adequacy of the final sample size, 17 patients were selected per group.Relaxation exercises are easy to apply, economical, safe and effective non-pharmacological applications that can be used independently by nurses and midwives. By ensuring the management of risky pregnancies, it will support the protection and development of public health by ensuring the protection of both women and fetus health.
Detailed Description
This study was planned as a randomized controlled quasi-experimental study to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on sleep quality, anxiety and stress levels in risky pregnant women.
H1-1: There is a significant difference between the sleep quality posttest total score averages.
H1-2: There is a significant difference between the anxiety level posttest total score averages.
H1-3: There is a significant difference between the stress level posttest total score averages.
The universe of the research, T.C. It will consist of pregnant women who are hospitalized with the diagnosis of risky pregnancy in the Ministry of Health Adana City Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinics. "Personal Information Form", "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI)" to measure the sleep quality of pregnant women, "Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale" to determine the anxiety levels of pregnants, "Pregnancy Stress Scale" to determine the perceived stress level of pregnants, which were created by the researchers in the direction of the literature in data collection. Evaluation Scale".Intervention Group The pregnant women who were diagnosed with a risky pregnancy, admitted to the clinic and met the research participation criteria will be informed about the study by the researchers, and verbal and written consents of the pregnant women who accepted to participate in the study will be obtained and the study will begin.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to 49 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •At least primary school graduate,
- •No communication problem,
- •Not having any psychiatric disease,
- •Diagnosed with a risky pregnancy for at least one month,
- •In the last trimester of pregnancy,
- •Having a smart phone,
- •Internet access
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women diagnosed with restless legs syndrome during treatment and follow-up,
- •Women who gave birth before the end of the study.
Arms & Interventions
Intervention group: Progressive relaxation exercises
Afterwards, the researcher will first give training on progressive relaxation exercises to the patient in the patient's room. A relaxation exercise program will be installed on the patients' phones via the Whatsapp application. It is planned that the trainings will be applied to the patients one-to-one and will last an average of 40-45 minutes for each patient.
After these trainings are completed, a booklet will be given to the patients that will contribute to the correct practice of relaxation exercises on their own. Patients will be asked to practice relaxation exercises by listening to the programs downloaded to their phones at least three times a week for 4 weeks.
In the final test phase; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI), Prenatal Anxiety Screening Scale and Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale will be re-administered 4 weeks after the start of exercise practices.
Intervention: Progressive relaxation exercises (Behavioral)
No Intervention: Standard care group
Standard care group.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI)
Time Frame: change in sleep quality at four weeks
It was developed by Buysse et al. in 1989 (Buysse et al., 1989). The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Ağargün et al. (1996) and the Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.80.A total score higher than 5 indicates poor sleep quality .
Secondary Outcomes
- Prenatal Anxiety Screening Scale(change in anxiety level at four weeks)
Investigators
Zehra ÇERÇER
Principal Investigator
Cukurova University